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As part of a pension salary sacrifice arrangement, you agree to give up a percentage or fixed amount of your salary in order for your employer (for example, your umbrella company), to make a larger contribution to your personal pension pot. Continue reading as our latest article discusses the benefits of pension salary sacrifice. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What is pension salary sacrifice?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In a pension salary sacrifice<\/strong><\/a> arrangement, you agree to give up part of your earnings and your employer will then pay these \u2018sacrificed\u2019 earnings into your pension pot. You can allocate a set amount or a percentage of your pre-tax earnings towards your pension and the contributions are exempt from tax and National Insurance. You can receive tax relief and save up to \u00a360,000 per tax year or up to 100% of your annual earnings \u2013 whichever is lower- and you may also be able to carry forward unused allowance from previous years.<\/p>\n

What are the benefits? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Salary sacrifice is a great option if you have additional income you would like to contribute or your goal is to increase your pension for your retirement. The main benefit\u00a0 is that by sacrificing part of your salary you can increase the amount you contribute to your pension which will allow you to grow your pension fund much faster. As well as saving for retirement, depending on how much salary you choose to contribute and the tax due on your remaining salary, you may find that you increase your take-home pay.<\/p>\n

There are also additional tax savings that you can benefit from when you contribute to a pension via salary sacrifice. For example, an employee\u2019s pension contributions to a workplace pension scheme usually attracts tax relief but it is limited to the highest rate of Income Tax that you pay. Whereas, if a contribution to an employee\u2019s pension scheme is made via salary sacrifice, there is no tax or National Insurance due on the value of the contribution. Additionally, as your remaining salary is reduced, both employees and employers are subject to lower National Insurance contributions. There is also less Income Tax due on the remaining salary as it has been reduced.<\/p>\n

Things to consider before entering into salary sacrifice<\/strong><\/h2>\n

As a salary sacrifice arrangement involves giving up a portion of your salary, there are a few things you should consider:<\/p>\n